AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Home Office published an award and contract notice for specialist legal support and advisory services for a statutory public inquiry. The notice identifies BURGES SALMON LLP as supplier and records a GBP 25,000 contract signed on 19 October 2026. However, the related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeAward and contract notice published; contract record is active, with a stated signature date of 19 October 2026.
Market significanceA small, direct-award legal-services procurement for public-inquiry support, conducted without prior publication of a competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BURGES SALMON LLP
99% confidenceAward 098715-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 25,000 GBP · Verified legal supplier; associated award active
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Verified company name is BURGES SALMON LLP (company number OC307212); award 098715-2026-1 names Burges Salmon LLP and relates to lot 1. The GBP 25,000 value is recorded on the associated contract.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAward and contract notice published; source status complete
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Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and release tags are award and contract.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 098715-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 19 October 2026
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Contract 098715-2026-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-10-19.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 has status 'cancelled' in the tender data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 25,000
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Contract 098715-2026-1 records value amount 25000 and currency GBP.
Value attribution
98% confidenceSingle contract value linked to award 098715-2026-1
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The contract references awardID 098715-2026-1, which identifies one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-19T18:32:52+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice; contract_start_at is null.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice; contract_end_at is null.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist legal support and advisory services for delivery of a statutory public inquiry
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Tender description states this requirement.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79110000 — Legal advisory and representation services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 79110000.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The item delivery address region is UK.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1); no separate lot title published
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Tender data contains Lot 1, with no title field and the stated service description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Published rationale
98% confidencePurchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms
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Tender procurementMethodRationale states this rationale.
Directive rationale classification
98% confidenceOutside the scope of application of the directive
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Procurement-method rationale classification description states this.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Signed contract
99% confidenceContract record signed on 19 October 2026
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Contract 098715-2026-1 includes dateSigned 2026-10-19.
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot published
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The source supplies only the aggregate contract value.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
99% confidenceGBP 25,000 legal-support contract for a statutory public inquiry
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The contract value is GBP 25,000 and the published description concerns specialist legal support and advisory services for a statutory public inquiry.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award without prior call for competition
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The procedure detail states an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe related lot is marked cancelled, but its linked award and contract are marked active
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Lot 1 status is 'cancelled'; award 098715-2026-1 and contract 098715-2026-1 each have status 'active'.
Date completeness
99% confidenceContract start and end dates are not supplied
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Both contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Award-date completeness
99% confidenceNo separate award date is supplied
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The award_date field for award 098715-2026-1 is null.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity verified
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Exact-name verification identifies BURGES SALMON LLP, company number OC307212, as active.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: Lot 1 is cancelled while the associated award and contract are active.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, contract end date, separate award date, duration, bid count, evaluation details, pricing breakdown and renewal terms.
- No lot-level value is published; the GBP 25,000 figure is the associated contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Home OfficeBURGES SALMON LLPIndependent Inquiry Legal Support Serviceslegal advisory servicesstatutory public inquiryGBP 25000direct award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
BURGES SALMON LLP, verified as company number OC307212.
What is the stated contract value?
GBP 25,000.
Was the contract signed?
The contract record states that it was signed on 19 October 2026.
Was there a prior call for competition?
No. The notice describes an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
Are the service dates published?
No contract start or end date is supplied.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.